Fairfax, VA
News
Blood, Knife Found In Basement Of Missing Mass Woman's Home After Scheduled DC Trip: Prosecutor Blood, Knife Found In Basement Of Missing Mass Woman's Home After Scheduled DC Trip: Prosecutor
Blood, Knife Found In Basement Of Missing Mass Woman's Home After Scheduled DC Trip: Prosecutor New details have emerged in the disappearance of a 39-year-old woman from Massachusetts who was scheduled to fly to Boston before authorities announced her husband's alleged interference.  Brian Walshe, 46, appeared in Quincy District Court on Monday, Jan. 9 after he was arrested for misleading investigators in their search of his Cohasset wife Ana Walshe on Sunday.  During Walshe's hearing, prosecutors said that blood was found in one section of the Walshe's Cohasset home, from which Ana was reportedly last seen leaving on January 1. A bloody knife was also recovered from the basement, pr…

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by David Cifarelli
Quincy, MA
News
Blood, Knife Found In Basement Of Missing Mass Woman's Home: Prosecutor Blood, Knife Found In Basement Of Missing Mass Woman's Home: Prosecutor
Blood, Knife Found In Basement Of Missing Mass Woman's Home: Prosecutor New details have emerged about the disappearance of a 39-year-old woman from Cohasset and her husband's alleged interference with authorities and their investigation.  Brian Walshe, age 47, pleaded not guilty in Quincy District Court on Monday, Jan. 9 after he was arrested for misleading investigators in their search of his wife Ana Walshe on Sunday.  During Brian's hearing, prosecutors said that blood was found in one section of the Walshe's Cohasset home, from which Ana was reportedly last seen leaving on January 1. A bloody knife was also recovered from the basement, prosecutors said.  …

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by David Cifarelli
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
Business
More Than 660K Washing Machines Recalled Due To Fire Hazard More Than 660K Washing Machines Recalled Due To Fire Hazard
More Than 660K Washing Machines Recalled Due To Fire Hazard A company is recalling 663,500 washing machines after receiving reports of the machines overheating and causing fires.  Samsung issued the recall of "Top-Load Washing Machines" on Thursday, Dec. 22, because the products could short-circuit and overheat. The company said it has received 51 reports of washers smoking, melting, overheating, or catching fire. Ten of the incidents resulted in property damage, and three consumers reported suffering from smoke inhalation, Samsung said.  This recall involves several models of Samsung’s top-load washers with super-speed wash, wh…

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by Nicole Valinote
Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
More Charges For Couple Who Ran $1M Organized Crime Ring Out Of Video Store: Worcester DA More Charges For Couple Who Ran $1M Organized Crime Ring Out Of Video Store: Worcester DA
More Charges For Couple Who Ran $1M Organized Crime Ring Out Of Video Store: Worcester DA A 68-year-old Lancaster man is accused of employing an army of drug addicts and professional shoplifters to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from stores across Worcester County and reselling the items out of a Leominster strip mall, authorities said. A 43-year-old Fitchburg woman is accused of helping him organize the scheme. John F Duplease Jr. and Penny Williams were arrested last year, but the charges against them continue to pile up. A grand jury this week indicted Duplease on charges of being the leader of an organized retail theft enterprise, aggravated orga…

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by Josh Lanier
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Seen Them? Duo Wanted For Stealing $1.3K In Merchandise From Riverhead Home Depot Seen Them? Duo Wanted For Stealing $1.3K In Merchandise From Riverhead Home Depot
Seen Them? Duo Wanted For Stealing $1.3K In Merchandise From Riverhead Home Depot Authorities are searching for two men who are wanted for stealing merchandise valued at about $1,300 from Home Depot on Long Island. Two men stole rubber aluminum and floor enamel from the Riverhead store on Aug. 26, Suffolk County Crime Stoppers reported on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The men left the store, located at 1550 Old Country Road, and fled the scene in a white van, authorities said. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.  Tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Blimey! British Bloke Busted For Stealing $1.5K In Merch From LI Home Depot, Police Say Blimey! British Bloke Busted For Stealing $1.5K In Merch From LI Home Depot, Police Say
Blimey! British Bloke Busted For Stealing $1.5K In Merch From LI Home Depot, Police Say It wasn’t quite James Bond-level of criminal mastermind, but police on Long Island say they’ve solved their own international mystery, at least in part. Riverhead Police were initially called in October 2021 with reports that three men had stolen merchandise from the Home Depot on Old Country Road. The thieves grabbed more than $1,500 worth of roofing shingles before leaving the store without paying, police said. Investigators eventually identified all three suspects, but no arrests would come for over a year. That is until Friday, Dec. 9, when Riverhead Police announced they had nabbed o…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Stealing Power Washer, Cultivator, 2 Lawn Mowers, From Selden Home Depot Man Wanted For Stealing Power Washer, Cultivator, 2 Lawn Mowers, From Selden Home Depot
Man Wanted For Stealing Power Washer, Cultivator, 2 Lawn Mowers, From Selden Home Depot Authorities are searching for a man who is wanted for stealing a power washer, a cultivator, and two lawn mowers from a Long Island store. A man stole the products, valued at about $1,500, from Home Depot in Selden at about 1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, Suffolk County Crime Stoppers reported on Thursday, Dec. 1. The store is located at 401 Independence Plaza, authorities said. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.  Tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

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by Nicole Valinote
Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
Police ID Shelburne Falls Woman, 48, Killed In Greenfield Head-On Collision Police ID Shelburne Falls Woman, 48, Killed In Greenfield Head-On Collision
Police ID Shelburne Falls Woman, 48, Killed In Greenfield Head-On Collision A 48-year-old Shelburne Falls woman died Thursday morning, Nov. 18, after her truck hit a patch of black ice on Route 2, which sent her skidding into oncoming traffic, authorities said.  Connie Francis Rogers lost control of her Nissan Frontier around 7 a.m. near the Home Depot on Mohawk Trail in Greenfield, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said in a news release. She slammed into another car in the oncoming lane, but that driver was not injured.  The crash caused police to shut down Route 2 for three hours, and detectives are still investigating the caus…

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by Josh Lanier
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Know Them? Trio Accused Of Stealing Nearly $1.5K Worth Of Goods From Selden Store Know Them? Trio Accused Of Stealing Nearly $1.5K Worth Of Goods From Selden Store
Know Them? Trio Accused Of Stealing Nearly $1.5K Worth Of Goods From Selden Store Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying and locating three people who stole tools from a store. The thefts took place in Selden on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the Home Depot located in the Independence Plaza. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives say the three, a man and two women, stole four Ryobi chainsaws, valued at approximately $1,475. Know them? The car used in the escape.Suffolk County Police Department Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.  Anyone with information …

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by Kathy Reakes
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Berks Police Seek Home Depot Shoplifter Berks Police Seek Home Depot Shoplifter
Berks Police Seek Home Depot Shoplifter Police in Berks County are searching for the man they say stole from the Home Depot.  According to authorities, the unknown man left the Home Depot on Crossing Drive in Wyomissing with merchandise he did not pay for on Thursday, Oct. 27 at around 2:15 p.m.  Anyone who can identify the suspect is asked to call Officer Estevez of the Wyomissing Borough Police department at 610-375-6102, or to call Berks County Crime Alert at 1-877-373-9913. Tips can also be submitted online at the Berks County Crime Watch website. 

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by Mac Bullock
Westminster, MD
Lifestyle
Clorox Recalling Pine-Sol Products That May Contain Bacteria That Could Cause An Infection Clorox Recalling Pine-Sol Products That May Contain Bacteria That Could Cause An Infection
Clorox Recalling Pine-Sol Products That May Contain Bacteria That Could Cause An Infection Consumers are being encouraged to check their cabinets for certain cleaning products after Clorox issued a recall of eight Pine-Sol brands that could contain potentially dangerous bacteria that could cause illness. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall due to the possible presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, "an environmental organism found widely in soil and water. “People with weakened immune systems or external medical devices who are exposed to Pseudomonas aeruginosa face a risk of serious infection that may require medical treatment,’ according to CPSC. …

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Business
Clorox Recalls Pine-Sol Cleaners Due To Infection-Causing Bacteria Clorox Recalls Pine-Sol Cleaners Due To Infection-Causing Bacteria
Clorox Recalls Pine-Sol Cleaners Due To Infection-Causing Bacteria Parent company Clorox is recalling eight Pine-Sol disinfectant cleaning products due to fears they may contain infection-causing bacteria, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. To date, testing has identified bacteria in certain recalled products, including those produced between January 2021 and September 2022. Clorox produced approximately 37 million recalled products in that period, the CPSC said. The recalled products have date codes beginning with the prefix “A4” and followed by a five-digit number less than 22249. The products were sold in bottles of 28, 48, 60, 100…

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by Joe Lombardi